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Araminta was called a witch. Now she's gone. And the last person who saw her is making a podcast about her disappearance. *** Only Murders in The Building x Wednesday **...

2100. A mysterious ship, nicknamed the Chimera, appears in Martian airspace. It bears the symbol of the international space agency, the BASE, but there is no record of s...

When Bryony -- herbalist extraordinaire -- goes missing, Bella knows one suspect stands above the rest. The village's aspiring second witch, Daphne, comes from a family...

A vampire named Citlali receives an email from an old lover who broke her heart centuries ago. The message says the immortal is dead and she left a key for Citlali in a...

Down on her luck after murdering her husband, Ivelle has no choice but to follow in her late mum's footsteps and become a villain. Her first customer: an unhappy lady be...

Ever since she was injured in a terrible accident, Cordelia Williams has felt adrift. The accident claimed more than her limb; it ruined her reputation and destroyed her...

*ONC2024 Longlister* This is for the 2024 open novella contest, I picked prompt 21." A dragon, an elf, and a dwarf embark on a quest to find the lost heir to the ki...

2024 ONC Prompt 21 : A dragon, an elf and a dwarf embark on a quest to find the lost heir to the kingdom. What happens when a young elf, a grumpy dwarf and a baby dragon...

Torn between following a family tradition of being a bounty hunter-one that he's not particularly fond of-and following his dreams of being a private detective, Niel has...

🏆 R1 AMBASSADOR PICK - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2024 🏆 A witch has to pretend to be the wife of the Prince of the Dead in exchange for resurrecting her lover. ...

Round1✔ - Ambassadors' Pick Round2✔ Longlist✔ ----------- Genre: fantasy, romance, and a teeny tiny bit of action. ----------- Of a Moon, majestic silver and soothing bl...

Before the fall of the fairy kingdom, wishes were freely given. Now, wishes are gone, and only curses remain, with two girls standing against them. Princess Estefania lo...

🏆 LONGLISTER - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2024 🏆 A young journalist must navigate a war-torn country and the intricacy of first love in order to save herself and her family...

🏆 ROUND 1 WINNER - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2024 🏆 A misfit of an aristocratic family must find out who is behind the murder at his university before he is disowned and fa...

Confined to the family's estate since birth, three sisters have never seen the outside world. Taught they are unable to leave home due to their long hair, Lexi, Lulu, an...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that all those who travel to Paris must have a good time. Dominic, however, isn't having much of a blast. That is, until his annoy...

In a world tinged with whispers of faeries of sort and forgotten bargains, Ayina, a gifted dreamseer, witnesses a chilling prophecy unfold. Every ten years, a girl is of...

The heir to the kingdom has been kidnapped! Many great and powerful adventurers have tried to find him and bring him back to the loving arms of his father. Unfortunately...

❝ 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐄, 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄. ❞ Saskia Vrana knows what to do when the Nights of Smoke come: Close the windows and doors. Don'...

Forgotten and alone on the worst night of her life, Jenna makes a desperate wish on a magic mirror, which opens to a wondrous mansion filled with masked strangers and pr...